The Oscars
I've recovered enough from my lack of sleep to finally write about the show.
In the interest of full disclosure - I always watch the Oscars. I don't know why but I do. Generally I haven't seen all of the movies nor do I really care about them but I watch the chow.
This year Oscar turned 79. I rate the telecast a 5 out of 10.
I didn't find the telecast to be gripping not all that amusing. However, it is the Oscars, it isn't supposed to be any of those things. If you want wild and crazy you should catch the Golden Globe Awards.
The Oscars are getting predictable. With the exception of the Best Picture nod for the Departed I was able to guess all of the winners - not because I have seen the performance/picture but because I had read and had a sense of how people would vote. (Anyone who thinks the Oscars are a reward for talent should give their head a shake, but I digress.)
Highlights for me - Ellen, the acceptance speeches by Forrest Whittaker and Helen Mirren, Jennifer Hudson winning (were you watching Simon Cowell?), Al Gore laughing at himself, fashion was generally understated and elegant.
The bad spots - not enough Ellen, Clint Eastwood presenting (bring your glasses next time!), the above mentioned predictable nature of the awards, the 'lesser' Oscars being handed out first (by the time they got to Best Picture who on the planet really cared anymore?), the Dreamgirls performance - if you need a screamfest go backstage (although I admit I LOVE seeing Beyonce being so thoroughly upstaged by Jennifer Hudson!).
There, go back to sleep for another year.
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